Dell 2230d Loading paper and specialty media

Loading paper and specialty media

This section explains how to load the 250- and 550-sheet trays, and the manual feeder. It also includes information

about setting the paper size and paper type.

Ensure that the settings for the trays reflect the size and type of paper loaded in the trays. The factory default paper

type setting is plain paper, so the paper type setting must be set manual ly for all trays that do not contain plain paper.

If the printer is connected to a compu ter by a USB or parallel cable, use one of the following utilities to access the

Paper menu, depending on your operatin g system:

•On a Windows computer, access the Paper menu through the Local Print er Settings Utility.

•On a Macintosh computer, access the Paper menu through the Printer Settings.

Note: The Paper Size and Type settings will be saved until you reset factor y default settings. If you would like to

override the Paper Size and Type settings for a special print job, do one of the following:

•For Windows users, click File  Print, and then click Properties, Preferences, Optio ns, or Setup.

•For Macintosh users, choo se File > Print, and then adjust the settings from the print dialog and pop-up menus.

The Universal Paper Size is a user-defined set ting that lets you print on paper sizes that are not preset in the printer

menus. Defining a specific height and width measurement for the Universal paper size, in the portrait orientation,

allows the printer to support the size. Specify all of the following Universal size settings for your paper:

•Units of measure (inches or millimeters)

•Portrait Width

•Portrait Height

Note: The smallest supported Universal size is 76.2 x 127 mm (3 x 5 in.); the largest is 216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 in.).

•If the printer is connected to a co mputer by a USB or parallel cable, open the Local Printer Settings Utility for

Windows or Printer Settings for Macin tosh. One of these utilities installs with your prin ter software. Under the

Paper menu, select Universal in the Paper Size selection box for the tray that will contain the Universal paper.

The printer has two trays to select from: the standard tray (Tray 1), also known as the 250-sheet tray, and either the

optional 250-sheet tray or the optio nal 550-sheet tray (Tray 2) . Only one optional drawer ( which includes an optional

tray) may be at tached to the p rinter at a ti me.

Loading paper and specialty media